Question

Six people are talking about two pie shops in a TV program.

Lily: I’ve been going to Pie House for twenty years. Now Marie’s son is taking care of the business, and he makes pies as good as his mother’s. I enjoy my stay there as before. My family also like the pies. We feel relaxed while staying there.

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Olive: I went to Pie Corner once. Their pies were great, too. But I feel more comfortable at Pie House. I am used to the taste there, which makes me feel happy. I’m really a fan of Pie House.

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Ned: Uncle Roy used to work for my mom. Later he opened Pie Corner on the next block after he got married. At the beginning, it’s not easy for him, but it is becoming more and more popular especially among young people. They think Pie Corner can often give them a surprise.

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Marie: Roy was already quite avant-garde when working with me. I mean he had different, sometimes even strange, ideas about pies. There were times I thought his pies wouldn’t taste good, but they turned out magically delicious. He is really creative and can always make new pies, which attract many people.

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Lee: Ned has done quite well with Pie House. His pies make you feel warm. But if you want to try something interesting, you should go to Pie Corner.

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Chuck: The two pie shops are really different from each other. If eating Roy’s pies is like taking an exciting trip, then Ned’s pies are just like a sweet home you go back to after a long trip. Which one to go to depends on what you like.

1.What do we know about the six people?

A. They all have been to both pie shops.

B. They all talked about what the pies taste like.

C. Some of them are the shopkeepers of the pie shops.

D. Some of them talked about how the shopkeepers treated their workers.

2.Which is true about the pie shops?

A. Pie House is a family business.

B. Pie Corner is next to Pie House.

C. Pie Corner has a longer history than Pie House.

D. Pie House gives people a place to stay for the night.

3.What does ‘avant-garde’ mean in the reading?

A. Having a new and surprising way of thinking.

B. Trying to find out where the problems come from.

C. Trying to act like someone who knows everything.

D. Having many exciting life experiences.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是六个人在电视节目上谈论两家馅饼店的情况，他们都分别对着两家店做出评价和给出了自己的观点。

1.Marie说的话: Roy was already quite avant-garde when working with me.以及Lee说的话：Ned has done quite well with Pie House.可以知道Marie和Roy一起工作，Ned也开了一家馅饼店，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据文中原句I’ve been going to Pie House for twenty years. Now Marie’s son is taking care of the business,（我一直去Pie House20年了，现在Marie的儿子照看生意。）可知Pie House是家族生意，故选 A。

3.词义猜测题。根据文中提示I mean he had different, sometimes even strange, ideas about pies.（我的意思是他有不同的，有时甚至奇怪的关于馅饼的想法。）所以‘avant-garde 的意思是A。

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